[Economic Report of the President (2006)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-100.--Farm input use, selected inputs, 1948-2005
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Farm employment                                           Selected indexes of  input use (1996=100)
(thousands) \1\                  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------                     Capital input         Labor input                    Materials input
Self-em-            Crops har-        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ployed               vested
Year                                           and                (mil-     Total            Dur-                                                     Agri-   Pur-
Total    unpaid     Hired    lions of   farm             able             Hired   Self-           Feed    Ener-   cul-   chased
family    workers    acres)    input   Total   equip-   Total    labor    em-    Total    and     gy     tural   serv-
work-                \3\                       ment                    ployed           seed            chem-   ices
ers \2\                                                                                                  icals
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1948..........................................................    9,759     7,433    2,326       356        97      108      66      326     279     349      48      60      77      20      43
1949..........................................................    9,633     7,392    2,241       360       101      109      78      318     259     347      54      62      86      21      41

1950..........................................................    9,283     6,965    2,318       345       102      112      90      306     270     324      55      62      88      25      43
1951..........................................................    8,653     6,464    2,189       344       103      115     100      294     261     311      57      65      88      25      47
1952..........................................................    8,441     6,301    2,140       349       104      117     109      287     255     304      58      64      93      26      51
1953..........................................................    7,904     5,817    2,087       348       104      119     114      275     248     289      58      66      94      26      48
1954..........................................................    7,893     5,782    2,111       346       102      120     120      270     234     288      56      61      97      27      47

1955..........................................................    7,719     5,675    2,044       340       105      120     122      264     230     281      60      69     101      28      49
1956..........................................................    7,367     5,451    1,916       324       105      120     124      247     210     267      63      71     101      30      51
1957..........................................................    6,966     5,046    1,920       324       104      119     122      229     201     244      64      75      99      29      52
1958..........................................................    6,667     4,705    1,962       324       105      118     121      219     203     227      68      79     105      30      54
1959..........................................................    6,565     4,621    1,944       324       107      118     121      217     198     227      71      80     106      34      74

1960..........................................................    6,155     4,260    1,895       324       106      118     123      205     198     208      71      80     109      34      72
1961..........................................................    5,994     4,135    1,859       302       104      118     121      200     197     201      70      77     112      37      70
1962..........................................................    5,841     3,997    1,844       295       106      118     119      201     197     202      72      80     113      41      71
1963..........................................................    5,500     3,700    1,800       298       106      118     119      192     196     190      74      83     116      45      70
1964..........................................................    5,206     3,585    1,621       298       105      119     121      181     177     182      74      81     123      49      68

1965..........................................................    4,964     3,465    1,499       298       104      119     123      176     167     181      74      80     121      50      69
1966..........................................................    4,574     3,224    1,350       294       105      119     126      164     150     170      78      86     120      55      69
1967..........................................................    4,303     3,036    1,267       306       105      120     131      154     139     161      80      87     119      62      72
1968..........................................................    4,207     2,974    1,233       300       106      121     137      153     135     162      81      88     123      66      71
1969..........................................................    4,050     2,843    1,207       290       107      121     139      151     136     158      85      92     126      74      68

1970..........................................................    3,951     2,727    1,224       293       107      120     140      144     137     147      86      95     126      79      65
1971..........................................................    3,868     2,665    1,203       305       106      120     142      142     136     145      86      92     122      86      65
1972..........................................................    3,870     2,664    1,206       294       107      119     142      141     135     144      88      95     118      94      64
1973..........................................................    3,947     2,702    1,245       321       108      119     145      140     137     141      91      96     111     110      69
1974..........................................................    3,919     2,588    1,331       328       108      120     153      140     146     136      90      96      97     115      69

1975..........................................................    3,818     2,481    1,337       336       104      121     159      137     148     131      83      91     102      79      70
1976..........................................................    3,741     2,369    1,372       337       107      123     164      135     150     128      88      95     111      89      74
1977..........................................................    3,660     2,347    1,313       345       106      124     170      131     146     124      86      91     112      88      75
1978..........................................................    3,682     2,410    1,272       338       113      126     175      129     137     125      97     104     119      92      88
1979..........................................................    3,549     2,320    1,229       348       116      127     182      131     143     126     102     110     107     100      93

1980..........................................................    3,512     2,302    1,210       352       116      130     189      128     141     121     102     116      98     100      83
1981..........................................................    3,328     2,241    1,087       366       112      128     190      128     141     121      96     111      91      94      79
1982..........................................................    3,267     2,142    1,125       362       111      127     187      119     126     114      96     113      88      83      88
1983..........................................................    3,082     1,991    1,091       306       110      125     178      117     139     106      97     114      88      77      86
1984..........................................................    2,943     1,930    1,013       348       106      120     170      114     130     105      93     103      92      90      83

1985..........................................................    2,723     1,753      970       342       103      119     161      103     113      98      92     104      85      83      85
1986..........................................................    2,686     1,740      946       325       102      115     150      105     109     103      91     104     101      81      78
1987..........................................................    2,681     1,717      964       302       100      111     139      107     112     105      90     101      96      78      81
1988..........................................................    2,685     1,725      960       297       100      109     131      109     117     105      91      99     102      78      81
1989..........................................................    2,627     1,709      918       318        98      107     125      105     108     103      90      95      95      84      87

1990..........................................................    2,541     1,649      892       322        99      105     121       99     109      93      94     102      92      88      84
1991..........................................................    2,548     1,682      866       318       100      105     118      100     110      94      96     103      95      93      88
1992..........................................................    2,506     1,640      866       319        98      103     114       97     103      94      95     102      94      93      85
1993..........................................................    2,367     1,510      857       308        99      103     110       92     101      88     100     105      97      95      96
1994..........................................................    2,614     1,774      840       321       103      101     106      107     101     111     102     106     100      94     100

1995..........................................................    2,598     1,730      868       314       105      101     103      107     103     110     106     111     104      94     104
1996..........................................................    2,434     1,602      832       326       100      100     100      100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
1997..........................................................    2,434     1,557      877       333       103      100      98       99     105      96     106     107     104     103     106
1998..........................................................    2,285     1,405      880       327       104       99      98       94     106      87     113     116     115     105     112
1999 .........................................................    2,255     1,326      929       327       105       99      98       93     112      84     115     122     104     104     115

2000 .........................................................    2,139     1,249      890       324       102       98      98       89     106      79     110     120      94     103     108
2001 .........................................................    2,084     1,211      873       321       101       98      98       87     104      78     110     116      99     100     111
2002 .........................................................    2,129     1,243      886       316       100       98      99       88     105      79     108     114     106      99     104
2003 .........................................................    2,017     1,181      836       324        97       97     100       83      96      76     105     116      85      93     100
2004 .........................................................    2,013     1,188      825       321        96       97     102       78      85      75     104     117      82      94     101

2005 p........................................................  .......  ........      780       321    ......  .......  ......  .......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
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\1\Persons involved in farmwork. Total farm employment is the sum of self-employed and unpaid family workers and hired workers shown here.
\2\Data from Current Population Survey (CPS), Department of Commerce (Census Bureau), adjusted for multiple jobholders by Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
\3\ Acreage harvested plus acreages in fruits, tree nuts, and vegetables and minor crops. Includes double-cropping.

Source: Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.